The Treasures of Saxony: How August III Built His Collection (2021)
Year 1763, the Seven Years' War is about to end. August III, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, has died, leaving empty the royal treasury and an extraordinary collection of paintings, sculptures, jewelry and goldsmith masterpieces, which he considered a symbol of his greatness, and that of Dresden, one of the European capitals of Baroque art.
Director: Andrea Oster
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Peter Weiß as Self - Narrator (voice) |
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Virginie Spenlé as Self - Art Historian |
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Dirk Syndram as Self - Art Historian |
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Alexander Röstel as Self - Museum Curator |
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Massimo Baucia as Self - Librarian |
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Sebastian Herrmann as Carl Heinrich von Heineken (uncredited) |
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Robert Herrmanns as Von Heineken's Secretary (uncredited) |
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Artourette as Von Heineken's Painter (uncredited) |
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Roland Heinze as Giovanni Bianconi (uncredited) |
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Sidney Passkönig as Potential Buyer (uncredited) |
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Jesus Pena Lopez as Jeweler (uncredited) |
| Sound | Falko Hackebeil | Sound |
| Writing | Andrea Oster | Writer |
| Production | Katja Aischmann | Production Manager |
| Camera | Thomas Beckmann | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Sebastian Scholz | Editor |
| Sound | Peter Riegel | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Miles Plahuta | Sound |
| Visual Effects | Igor Mariniuk | Animation |
| Art | Artourette | Graphic Designer |
| Production | Fynn Siemoneit | Producer |
| Production | Evelyn Wenzel | Production Manager |
| Crew | Ulrich Brochhagen | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Anaïs Roth | Commissioning Editor |
| Production | Volker Schmidt-Sondermann | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ella Späte | Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nadine Tschöpe | Makeup Artist |
| Camera | Miles Plahuta | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Ralf Heiner Heinke | Gaffer |
| Directing | Andrea Oster | Director |